rookery (redirected from rookeries)

rook·er·y  (rk-r)

n. pl. rook·er·ies

1.

a. A place where rooks nest or breed.

b. A colony of rooks.

2. The breeding ground of certain other birds or animals, such as penguins and seals.

3. Informal A crowded and dilapidated tenement.

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rookery [ˈrʊkərɪ]

n pl -eries

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a group of nesting rooks

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a clump of trees containing rooks' nests

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology)

a.  a breeding ground or communal living area of certain other species of gregarious birds or mammals, esp penguins or seals

b.  a colony of any such creatures

4. Archaic an overcrowded slum tenement building or area of housing

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rookery  (rk-r)

A place where certain birds or animals, such as crows, penguins, and seals, gather to breed.

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rookery

a breeding or nesting place of rooks or of any gregarious bird or animal.

See also: Animals, Birds

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Rookery a collection of rooks’ nests; the breeding place or large colony of sea birds or other marine mammals; hence, the birds themselves, as herons or penguins; a cluster of dilapidated buildings. See also building.

Examples: rookery of albatross, 1838; of buildings; of crows, 1822; of herons; of penguins, 1840; of prostitutes, 1851; of rooks, 1725; of sea bears, 1881; of sea elephants, 1860; of seals, 1847; of volcanoes.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rookery - a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks) breeding ground - a place where animals breed heronry - a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery

Translations

rookery [ˈrʊkərɪ] N → colonia f de grajos

rookery

n → Kolonie f

rookery [ˈrʊkərɪ] n → colonia di corvi